Are there any supplements anyone else is familiar with that I can take besides this? My low is to low and my high is to high, according to them. I’ve looked at my daily foods and can hardly find anything that has cholesterol in it, other than milk. Could I lose 5-8 lbs, sure..would that make a difference?
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Correct. Many people are 180 degrees WRONG about cholesterol.
Your average doctor does not know shit about cholesterol. He only knows how to sell drugs.
Here is the scoop --
(1) Cholesterol is NOT harmful. It is MANDATORY for your body, as it forms the basis of ALL cells in your body. The cellular membrane is made of cholesterol. ALL hormones in your body are made from cholesterol.
(2) The idea that low cholesterol is harmful is a LIE. The ACTUAL research shows an association (not necessarily causation) between LOW cholesterol and early death, not high cholesterol.
(3) Statin drugs, such as Lipator, show NO benefit ... BUT ... the Big Pharma literature uses statistical manipulation to CLAIM that it is beneficial. In reality, it does not improve health. Most doctors are CLUELESS about this, because MOST doctors NEVER research anything for themselves. They simply parrot back to you what their hospital administrators (who are also clueless) tell them to say, and what the pretty Big Pharma rep shows them with the nice-looking brochures (which are full of lies).
(4) There is no such thing as a "good" or "bad" type of cholesterol. HDL and LDL are neither good nor bad. They are simply DIRECTIONAL. When the body NEEDS cholesterol, the liver sends it to the areas of the body in need. This is the LDL variety. When there is excess in the body that is not needed, the excess is carried back to the liver. This is the HDL variety.
(5) Cholesterol is found in the arteries of people who died of heart attacks and strokes because it was HELPING them, not harming them. When you eat carbohydrates, they convert into sugar in the blood ("glucose"). This blood sugar causes minor cuts in the blood vessels. Cholesterol must be sent there to repair the damage -- like spackle in dry wall. It is because of the high carb diet that more of this process needs to take place, which is why such people have elevated "LDL" cholesterol. This is MISTAKENLY thought by "doctors" to mean that the cholesterol is blocking the arteries. Yes, over time that will happen, but it is because the person continues to eat harmful carbs. If they switch their diet, that will eventually heal.
(6) Cholesterol is made by your body ... BUT ... not enough for optimal health. You SHOULD get MORE cholesterol from your FOOD.
(7) Eating animal foods gives you GOOD amounts of cholesterol ... as long as those animals foods are FULL FAT. Do NOT drink skim milk. Even the "whole" milk in grocery stores are only about 4% fat, whereas real ("raw") milk from a cow can be over 20% fat.
If someone has almost no cholesterol in their diet, that is a VERY BAD thing. They can dump the statins (and probably other drugs, as well) if they dump most of he carbs.
Focus nutrition on animal foods -- full fat -- and most health problems will resolve.
Good lecture on this topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vr-c8GeT34
Cholestrol as being evil was ALWAYS false, but it was pushed via fraud (so, what is new ...):
Why Doctors are Wrong About Cholesterol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsPTXoFpzWI
Also worth watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cqNDDG4aA
Great simplified summary! I've been studying this fraud intently ever since my (ex) MD tried to force statins on me five years ago.
This is great sorry for the late comment I have been prescribed statins and I don't really want to take them so did a search here to see if anyone had discussed. This was exactly my experience around 10 years ago. I went on a low carb diet and my "bad" cholesterol dropped significantly. I haven't been as good lately that way. I am going to give that a try and see what happens.